Carl Reiner

Reiner was born on March 20, 1922 in the Bronx, NY, where he was raised along with his older brother, Charles. His watchmaker father, Irving Reiner, supported his wife Bessie and his two boys, but despite a keen sense of invention, was unable to translate these ideas into fortunes. As a teen, Reiner had a job as a shipping clerk and assisted in a machinist's shop. At 16, his brother turned him on to a classically-influenced drama workshop put on by the Works Progress Administration. After joining up, Reiner was strongly bitten by the acting bug and always credited his sibling with steering the course of his later career. By 18, Reiner had his first professional acting jobs in "As You Like It... Continue Bio >>